Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible Griffin on Saabsunited

A nice review of the Saab 9-3 Griffin Convertible can be found on Saabsunited.com. This review covers the convertible mostly from the usability side therefore I like it much more, than the usual short and table based reviews.

Saab 9-3 Griffin Convertible is the latest version of the beautiful 9-3 Convertible. It has reworked front and rear sides and several nice small details in the interior. The most visible Griffin Convertible is the Independence Edition, limited to 366 pieces. The piece in the review is 2.0t BioPower version with automatic transmission. Many pictures, many initial experiences.

Here is a list of them :

part 1 - a starting point
part 2 - mainly highway driving experience
part 3 - interior
part4 - soft-top roof operation and fuel consumption after normal driving
part5 - remote roof operation (can be found also at the start of my 9-3 video)
part6 - baggage in the boot + wind deflector (seems to be exactly as mine)
part 7 - acceleration tests (2.0t automatic, 220HP with E85 fuel)
part 8 - going to work with roof down + baggage
part 9 - dashboard instruments + navigation
part 10 - more pictures

It's a positive review written by enthusiasts driving Saabs for longer time for the rest of the world. The discussions below the articles also bring a lot of insight.

One sentence catched my eyes several times :

"While driving to the shopping mall we decided that we are going to buy a car like this, every time we get into the car we fall in love with it."

This is exactly what I am feeling as well. It is not only because it's a convertible but because of the character or charisma. It was many times discussed why the enthusiasm and customer loyalty of Saab fans is so large, but this is maybe for another  long blogpost.

Enjoy the summer.

SkyBlue colour Saab 9-3 Griffin Convertible MY2012

I am remembering my older blog post about recent Saab colour offering which seems to me a bit "monochromatic". But this is a general trend and it is understandable, that it makes no sense to pee against this wind too much. With one exception : convertible.

Besides the Sunset Red Independence Edition (limited to 366 pieces) Saab is introducing SkyBlue for the 9-3 Griffin Convertible for the model year 2012. It was originally posted at Saabsunited in form of "spyshots" a month ago is now official and named and will soon appear in the offerings and configurators around the globe.

                                                                                          picture source : saabsunited.com

Finally. Very very nice. It reminds on Electric Blue from the previous generations (around MY06) but this is a nice and safe colour. The roof colour remains open, but as on the previous models, blue is obvious as well as optional black. The current roof colour options are black as standard, blue, grey and sand. Here they are : 

                                                  picture source : Saab global web configurator

My favorite is the last one - sand colour, although not very practical but wonderful. But maybe Saab comes with a surprise...